As I watched the media coverage of the aftermath of the Tucson massacre that left 6 dead and a dozen more injured—some seriously—I couldn’t help but think the mainstream media had finally lost its collective mind. The bodies of the dead hadn’t even been removed from the parking lot when New York Times columnist Paul […]
If you think little changes can solve this, your name is Paul Krugman. In other economic news: “Surprisingly,” the unemployment rate climbs to 9.8 percent and if the tax cuts aren’t extended before the lame duck session ends, expect the market to tank.
More than five years ago, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman assailed President Bush’s proposal for partial privatization of Social Security and promised a “real plan to strengthen Social Security.” I created a banner, and some other bloggers put it up on their sites in the vain hope of shaming Krugman into delivering on his […]
A study in Econ Journal Watch of major American economists and their stated views on budget deficits finds just one whose views change drastically depending upon whom is in residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was revealed to be one yet again today. Former Enron adviser Paul Krugman takes note in his New York Times column of what he calls "the incredible gap that has opened up between the parties": Today, Democrats and Republicans live in different universes, both intellectually and morally. "What Democrats […]
More than 7 years ago, in an overweening effort to bash President George W. Bush, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman revealed an insidious plan to “give many people a rude shock” when they did their taxes. Finally, there’s line 47. You haven’t heard about that, but you will. Here’s the story. The Bush administration […]
Paul Krugman and I agree: President Obama makes little sense. Some explanation: President Obama took to the Washington Post editorial page today to defend his economic plans. (Obama's article is aptly rebutted by Keith Hennessey here. I encourage you to read it.) However, the point I want to highlight is this one by President Obama: […]
If there's one thing you can say about New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, it's that you know what to expect and you get it. The word is "predictable." In the past two weeks there have been three horrific murders. First, there was the murder of abortionist George Tiller at his church. A day later […]
Barry Knapp, a strategist (whatever that is) at Barclays Capital and Liz Ann Sonders, a chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab are all about the crazy. There is a growing belief among financial experts that the recession is over. Barry Knapp, a strategist at Barclays Capital, wrote recently that the economy appears "to be in […]
Economist Greg Mankiw proposes a bet with New York Times columnist/hack Paul Krugman. Team Obama says that real GDP in 2013 will be 15.6 percent above real GDP in 2008. (That number comes from compounding their predicted growth rates for these five years.) So, Paul, are you willing to wager that the economy will meet […]